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The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

The Student News Site of The Kinkaid School

The Falcon

Chance the Rapper's career year rolls through Houston

Chance the Rapper’s career year rolls through Houston

Colin Conway October 31, 2016

[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ouncing in place, caught in a sea of flailing limbs and blaring music, I found myself beaming. I was sweating profusely in an unfamiliar place surrounded by unfamiliar faces. Even so,...

ACL fans gather in Zilker Park near ACL Fest sign. Photo by Ellen Chamblee

Music lovers gather in Austin for ACL

Ella Morgan October 31, 2016

BY ELLA MORGAN AND STERLING ELIAS [dropcap]A[/dropcap] glowing red guitar sign hung above the entrance where almost 450,000 passed through in the span of 6 days. The aroma of barbecue and sweat swept...

Where, oh where has the student section gone?

madi babine October 30, 2016

Sleepy, nonexistent, lame, disheartening: athletes from field hockey and volleyball use these words to describe their student sections. As an athlete on the varsity volleyball team, I can count on one...

University of Texas with controversial "Campus Carry" law

University of Texas with controversial “Campus Carry” law

Brady Brazda October 25, 2016

On June 1, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott, signed Senate Bill 11, also known as the “Campus Carry” law. This law “provides that license holders may carry a concealed handgun throughout university campuses.”...

Camp rocks? More like camp sucks.

Ali Ammons October 25, 2016

Each year more than 14 million children and adults attend summer camps in the U.S., according to the American Camp Association. I attended camp for the first time when I was nine years old. My best childhood...

FLOWCHART: Should You Reply?

FLOWCHART: Should You Reply?

Guest Writer September 30, 2016

Flowchart by Charlie Marix

Corrections: Issue 6, Published May 12, 2016

Corrections: Issue 6, Published May 12, 2016

Kirk Hachigian May 14, 2016

The Falcon welcomes comments and suggestions. We seek to publish corrections and clarifications in the subsequent issue. Please email any corrections to our Assistant Editor, Kirk Hachigian, at kirk.hachigian@kinakid.org.   Corrections...

Schuette Shoots for Success

Schuette Shoots for Success

Halle Brazda May 14, 2016

Above: Schuette at South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin.    [dropcap]E[/dropcap]ver since middle school, Jack Schuette (12) knew he would be a filmmaker. Since then, he has graduated...

Kinkaid celebrates tenth annual Culture Fest

Kinkaid celebrates tenth annual Culture Fest

Sarah Bass April 17, 2016

The annual school-wide Culture Fest is putting a new spin on the event this year by adopting an island nations theme. It is set to take place on April 7 in the quad from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and it looks...

Spring Sports Lookahead

Spring Sports Lookahead

Halle Brazda February 26, 2016

Pictured above: Mason Nome (9), Cole Hammer (10), Will Jacobe (9), George Clark (12), and Jake Lipman (12) hold the plaque they earned after winning their first tournament of the season at April Sounds...

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